A Standardized, Pragmatic Approach to Knee Ultrasound for Clinical Research in Osteoarthritis: The Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project.

Nadiya V YerichCarolina AlvarezTodd A SchwartzSerena Savage-GuinJordan B RennerCatherine J BakewellMinna J KohlerJanice LinJonathan SamuelsAmanda E Nelson

Published in: ACR open rheumatology (2020)

US is a feasible, reliable, and valid method to assess features relevant to KOA in clinical and research settings. The protocol and atlas developed in this study can be utilized to evaluate KOA in a standardized fashion in future clinical studies, enabling greater utilization of this valuable modality in osteoarthritis.

Keyphrases

knee osteoarthritis
rheumatoid arthritis
magnetic resonance imaging
randomized controlled trial
total knee arthroplasty
quality improvement
single cell
current status
computed tomography